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Monday, March 12, 2012

Little Girl Legwarmers Knit Pattern.... St. Patty's Day Style

I couldn't resist knitting up some quick legwarmers for St. Patrick's day for M. I've been a little behind on my St. Patty's day crafts, and finally finished these up over the weekend and had to share. These will be great for the fall football season as well -- you can easily change the colors for other occasions! If you're planning on heading over to a parade next weekend or just hanging out outside, these are great legwarmers for your little kiddo if it's still a little chilly out. You can also knit them with a cotton yarn if you live in a warmer climate -- here in Chicago, you just never know what it's going to be like on St. Patrick's Day. I knitted them with an acrylic worsted weight yarn so they'll easily machine washable. Enjoy!

Materials

Yarn of your choice in 2 colors of your choice. I used an acrylic worsted weight yarn

US Size 7 (4.5 mm) DPNs or straight needles and US Size 8 (5 mm) DPNs or straight needles. I knitted these flat and then sewed them up, so I used straight needles. If you want to avoid sewing, use DPNs and knit in the round

Tapestry Needle

Size

This size fits my 3 year old daughter but could easily fit a 12 month old if you wanted to fold down the tops.

Instructions

The directions are written for knitting flat and then sewing up the sides. If you'd like to knit in the round on DPNs, adjust the pattern accordingly.